Encompass Health EHC
NYSE EHC
$122.19 -0.39 (-0.32%)
As of: Sep 4, 2026 · 11:48 AM EDT

Encompass Health (EHC) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Encompass Health's (EHC) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.13 in Q1 2026, down 48.62% YoY from 0.26 in Q1 2025, and down 18.55% on a QoQ basis from 0.17 in Q4 2025.

Analysis

Encompass Health (EHC) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Encompass Health (EHC) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.13 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 48.62% year-over-year to 0.13 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.16 (down 55.54% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.17, down 51.89% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio declined to 0.13 in Q1 2026, from 0.17 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 4.3 in Q2 2022 to a low of 6.48 in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.01 and a median of 0.17 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 2349.74% — and 2023, when it slumped 1508.29%.
  • Tracing EHC's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.4 in 2022, then tumbled by 1508.29% to 6.48 in 2023, then surged by 114.88% to 0.96 in 2024, then plunged by 82.84% to 0.17 in 2025, then slipped by 18.55% to 0.13 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.13 (Q1 2026), 0.17 (Q4 2025), and 0.23 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 89.17 Bn 88.15 Bn 15.19 Bn 0.15
2 Tenet Healthcare 22.04 Bn 19.87 Bn 4.45 Bn 0.02
3 Encompass Health 12.07 Bn 11.94 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.30
4 Davita 11.84 Bn 11.16 Bn 1.16 Bn 0.20
5 Universal Health Services 10.14 Bn 10.00 Bn 3.29 Bn 0.06
6 Ensign 9.95 Bn 9.63 Bn 306.24 Mn 0.03
7 Chemed 6.85 Bn 6.81 Bn 221.47 Mn 0.11
8 Pacs 6.77 Bn 6.61 Bn 338.46 Mn -
9 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 4.30 Bn 4.15 Bn 192.10 Mn 0.07
10 Option Care Health 3.70 Bn 3.51 Bn 267.25 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.30
Mar 31, 2026 0.38
Dec 31, 2025 0.37
Sep 30, 2025 0.23
Jun 30, 2025 0.15
Mar 31, 2025 0.26
Dec 31, 2024 0.49
Sep 30, 2024 0.14
Jun 30, 2024 0.25
Mar 31, 2024 0.25
Dec 31, 2023 -2.13
Sep 30, 2023 0.23
Jun 30, 2023 0.33
Mar 31, 2023 0.25
Dec 31, 2022 -0.40
Sep 30, 2022 -0.35
Jun 30, 2022 4.30
Mar 31, 2022 0.27
Dec 31, 2021 -0.31
Sep 30, 2021 0.48